Will Dennis Rodman Meet Kim Jong Eun?

2/27/2013 3:39AM

Former Chicago Bull Dennis Rodman is in North Korea this week to film a documentary with members of the Harlem Globetrotters. The WSJ's Evan Ramstad tells us what the defensive legend is up to in the Hermit Kingdom.

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